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Internationally acclaimed Maestro to donate his papers to the Performing Arts Archives

Imagine the treasure trove the Libraries will receive in the form of papers, scores, and recordings from conductor/composer, Stanisław Skrowaczewski, who began piano and violin studies at age 4, composed his first symphonic work at 7, and gave his first public recital at 11.

With regular engagements with leading orchestras throughout North America and Europe, he is the beloved conductor laureate of the Minnesota Orchestra, where he served as music director of the
Orchestra from 1960 to 1979 and was a key figure in the creation of Orchestra Hall.

Groundbreaking project to create a national digital library

Minnesota Digital Library (MDL)—a state-wide collaboration by University of Minnesota Libraries, Minnesota Historical Society, Minitex, and key memory institutions around the state—has been selected to as one of seven service hubs to the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA).

The groundbreaking DPLA project (think of it as similar in scope and influence to that of Andrew Carnegie’s contributions to brick and mortar libraries) aims to make our nation’s collections of significance to the study of American life digital, searchable, and accessible to the public. Take a look at Minnesota’s digital collection.

Upcoming Events

Feast of Words, featuring Ted Farmer
Jan. 24, 2013
5 p.m.
Campus Club

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Exhibit Reception - Creating the World for the Stage: 1893-1929

Jan. 29, 2013
5 p.m.; program at 5:30 p.m.
Elmer L. Andersen Library

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First Fridays!
Feb. 1, 2013
12 to 1 p.m.
Elmer L. Andersen Library

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NOMMO African American Authors Series
Feb. 6, 2013
7 p.m.
Cowles Auditorium

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Now Showing
Current Exhibits
at the Libraries

Celebrating Venice:
On Land and Sea
Through Jan. 15, 2013
James Ford Bell Library
Join us this fall as we celebrate the entrancing city of Venice, long a capital of Mediterranean trade, through an exhibition, lectures, workshops, and other cultural events.

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Sense of Place in Artist Books
Through Jan. 14, 2013
Architecture & Landscape Architecture Library Rapson Hall

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Seeing Symmetry: Math Has Never Been So Beautiful
Through March 8, 2013
Walter Library, Great Hall

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Creating the World for the Stage: 1893-1929

Jan. 15 to March 15, 2013

Elmer L. Andersen Library

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